stereotypes and attitudes test

Question 1

explicit

Answer 1

is when someone openly states their attitude and behaves in a way that reflects this attitude

Question 2

implicit

Answer 2

are involuntary, uncontrollable attitudes that people could be possibly unaware they hold until they reveal actions for it

Question 3

components of attitude

Answer 3

affect (thoughts & feelings), behaviour (what we do) and cognition (our thoughts)

Question 4

attitude

Answer 4

an evaluation made up of feelings, behaviours and beliefs towards a person, social group, event or object

Question 5

attitude object

Answer 5

target of judgement related to an attitude, object, person, event/social group

Question 6

attitude formation

Answer 6

the way we develop evaluations or actions of thought and feelings of others

Question 7

functions of attitudes

Answer 7

guides to help behave in a particular way, help to achieve what we want, Save us energy so we do not have to work out our reactions to an attitude object each time we encounter it

Question 8

cognitive dissonance

Answer 8

a feeling of mental discomfort when contradictory information is perceived by a person

Question 9

cognition

Answer 9

piece of knowledge

Question 10

effects of cognitive dissonance on behaviour

Answer 10

avoidance, reduction, rationalisation

Question 11

avoidance

Answer 11

people are inclined to avoid situations and new information that could increase cognitive dissonance

Question 12

reduction

Answer 12

when there are conflicts between cognition people will take steps to reduce the dissonance and feelings of discomfort

Question 13

rationalisation

Answer 13

when individuals experience cognitive dissonance, tend to rationalise or justify their behaviour

Question 14

magnitude of dissonance

Answer 14

level of discomfort caused to person. The greater the magnitude, the greater the pressure felt to reduce it

Question 15

responses to cognitive dissonance

Answer 15

changing their behaviour to match a person’s belief. Changing their beliefs to question how important belief is. Changing their perception of their action by viewing their behaviour differently instead

Question 16

strengths of cognitive dissonance theory

Answer 16

can be tested scientifically (Festinger and Carlsmith’s study) and demonstrates how people can perform a behaviour and consequently develop a belief.

Question 17

limitations of cognitive dissonance theory